Tag: Gender Mainstreaming

It is broadly agreed that local ownership, mainstreaming gender issues and promoting gender equality in security sector reform projects are recognised as essential to achieving successful programmes. And though the core principles of local ownership and gender equality are intertwined, there are cases where local actors may not share the Western liberal norms and values underpinning democratic governance, human rights and gender equality.

New blog post by SSR Resource Centre Blog Contributor Alison Bottomley discusses gender constructs in DDR and SSR and how these perceptions may be influencing the way we approach post-conflict reconstruction.